Ubuntu Security Update USN-5390-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

[LinuxBot]

David Bouman discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly validate passed user register indices. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-1015) David Bouman discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not initialize memory in some situations. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2022-1016) It was discovered that the ST21NFCA NFC driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate the size of certain data in EVT_TRANSACTION events. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-26490)

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[Condobloke]

How does this relate to Linix Mint 20.3?
Running 5.13.0-40-generic ay the moment
Also possible to run 5.4.0-109generic

....neither of which look antthing like the kernels listed in the article....and reproduced below